Device for handling cuspidors.



J. G. MACRAE.

DEVICE FOR HANDLING CUSPIDORS.

APPLICATION FILED IULYB, 1914.

1,138, 13 1 Patented May 4, 1915.

Elnwzmo'c JOHN MAC We:

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W, Ww f 4 earns JOHN G. MAGRAE, OF EAGLE, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-SIXTH TO GUSTAVE H.

MEYER AND ONE-SIXTH 'I'O WILLIAM M. DICKINSON, BOTH or EAGLE, COLORADO;

DEVICE non HANDLING cusrinons.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed -July 8, 1914. Serial No. 849,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. MAoRAn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eagle, in the county of Eagle and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Handling Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in tools or devices for handling cuspidors when it is desired to do so for cleaning and replacement.

It has for its object to provide means for this purpose which shall not only be very simple and inexpensive, but which shall be very durable, not likely to get out of order and which may with equal facility be employed to handle cuspidors of varying design, and with these ends in View my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of its ports as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may know how to make and use my improved device, I will proceed to describe the same referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 represents in perspective one of my improved'cuspidor handlers, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same applied to a cuspidor.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in both figures of the drawing.

1 is a rod preferably of steel wire of suit able gage to secure the proper strength, and which may be galvanized, nickel plated or otherwise embellished. One end of this rod is fashioned in any manner as shown at 2, to adapt it to be easily grasped and held by the user, and the opposite end is formed in hook shape as shown at 3, to lie under and embrace the upper flared portion 4 of the cuspidor 5.

At suitable distances in the length of the rod 1 it is provided with loops or runners 6, adapted to receive and guide a reciprocatory rod 7, one end formed with a finger grip 8, and the other end with a downward projection 9 adapted to lie under and embrace the flared portion 4 of the cuspidor and cooperating with the part 3 of the rod 1 to firmly hold the cuspidor so that it may be readily lifted and carried from place to place. The

' rod 1 is provided near its handled end with a stop through which the secondary rod 7 passes and is free to reciprocate, and this rod 7 is also provided with a stop 10 which is free to slide upon the rod 1.

Between the stops referred to and surrounding the rod 7, is arranged a spiral spring 11 which is compressed as the rod 7 is drawn toward the handle 2 of the rod 1, to enlarge the space between the parts 3 and 9 of the two rods, and which when the grip 8 is released will cause the rod 7 to reciprocate within its guides and cause the hook 9 to approach, the hook 3 in an obvious manner.

From the construction shown and described it will be readily understood that when it is desired to grasp and handle a cuspidor it is only necessary to hold the device by the handle 2 and placing a finger over the grip 8 to draw the rod 7 toward the user, which necessarily separates the hooks 3 and 9 to any desired degree, whereupon the outer or hook ends are placed over the upper flared portion of a cuspidor and the grip 8 being then released, the spring 11 will cause the rod 7 to reciprocate toward and locate the hook 9 below the flare of the cuspidor and in such position to fully cooperate with the hook 3 of the rod 1 and thus firmly embrace the cuspidor in such manner that it may be readily lifted and transported.

lVhile I have shown a special design of the hook ends of the two rods which I deem suitable for properly grasping the neck of a cuspidor, it will be understood that I do not wish to be confined in this respect as any other suitable design may be employed so long as the result sought may be attained. Likewise the limitation of the degree of re ciprocation of the rod 7 may be varied in. order that the device may be equally well adapted to cuspidors of varying dimensions or configuration, so long as the diameter of the neck of the cuspidor is less than its upper extremity or mouth. I of course do not wish to be limited to any material to be used in the construction of the device provided it is suitable for the purpose.

Having described the construction and manner of using my cuspidor handler, what I claim as new ters Patent is:

A cuspidor lifter comprising i a rod,

and desire to secure by Let-' Patented May 4, 1915 formed with a handle at one end and the otl'ier end with a downward and rearwardly inclined hook said rodprovided with fixed,

guides intermediate its ends, in combina tion with a shorter reciprocative rod having I a grip at one end and a downward and for- 10 the same, and a spiral spring surrounding the shorter rod' and confined between the guide on said rod and an adjacent guide on the longer rod. I I v In testimony whereof I hereuntjoaflix my signature in the presence of two wit- 15 nesses.

r JOHN G. MAORAE. '1 WVitne'sses:

v GUSTAV HLMEYER,

WILLIAM M. ATKINSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washingcon, D. 0; 

